, 1887-01-05
GOLD, GOLD!
In Paying Quantities In the Carbonate
Belle Ore.

ure OF HE LEADER to announce to the
public that all doubt IN regard to the
black ores Of the Silver Crown mining
camp has been removed, 1t having been
established beyond a doubt that these ores
contain gold IN paying quantities and that
the same can be extracted by process re-
Gently discovered by Prof. Aughey, terri
torial geologlst.
The history OF the Silver Grown mining
camp Is that OF many other camps. 1t
has had Its ups and dowDs' and more oil
the latter than the former. 1t was hrst
established In 1870 by George Metcalf and
a lew other prospectors, and 1t was then
known as the Metcalf mining district.
kich surface indications were discovered
at that time, but no systematic efforts IN
mining nor extensive developments were
made on account OF the poverty oil the
miners. In 1915 and "a, Co. D. w.
Do"hey, OF Laramie City, VINO had De-
come interested In the camp, succeeded IN
organizing a company composed principai-
iy oil Cheyennc business men, Tor the pur-
pose OF developing the prospects and es'
taplshlng smelling works II pay ore
coulu DE Obtained several shaits were
sunk on what was oeiieved to De the
most promising Claims and the product
was shipped 10 Denver smelter' Inc
re'urns' however did not warrant the ex-
pehu'ture oil more money n Tor a time
work IN 'he mines was abandoned rrac-
ticai miners VINO alter that VISITED the
camp gave IL as 'heir opinion 'iat 'he
mines were capable oil producing a sum
Gent quantity OF 10" grade ore which
couiu oe reduced al a pron'' proVided a
smei'er were established IN the camp
mus saving ,he COS. Oh transportation 10
reduction WORKS al a great distance.
again .he business men oil cheyenne put
their shoulders 10 the wheel and raised
several thousand doiiars ior a smeiter
which was taken to the Metcalf mine and
put IN operation. a run OF several weeks
convinced the owners however, that their
new ehofe hau also proved a iahure' and
mus again deieated, they become dis-
courageu anu ior d time the camp was
ap%andoheu.
TUT heariy SIX years. anu uhui the
summer Oh ieoo, Il mining camp became
ohce niore ca'.'e pasture although mere
anu 'he'e d ha'uy rahchlhah anu prospec-
LOTS continued 'heir explorations when
were ulii"poi'ah.' however OWING 10 the
iaoA Vi MEANS one u 'nese ihue'au-
sao'e "ofAers was W. VI. ferguson
d ra"chhah residing on hidoie orow'
vi SEVERAL years III lhfes'eu nus spare
',ine anu capital pushing "orh on HIS
c'aihis' anu hnaiiy succeeueu IN exposing
oouy Vi o'e III 'ne Mug Da'iu NINE
"no" D'''s 'e''eu o'oush' 'fo" s'o'oo'o
g, per ION III snver anu copper
MS 'e'u'' o"oe S'a''eu oooni ioi Tue
oA"p' ~ us"'' was ieoisan'Aeu' '"e
A S'ei Oio"h was gwen
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nest WI rersuson op'aineu aiu
"o" Nn'ne peop'c' eApe"ueu
s''eia' 'nousa,,u uoia's III ue'e'ophien'
"ofA' anu anaiy p~urchascu "a'er'lacAe'
shei'er WHICH IN 1901 was put up III jaw
oo"o ea"yo"' On 'uy y vi 'ha' year.
al piei"ihais "orA having peeh COM
pie'eu' steam was generated ior 'he HIS.
'ime IN the new WORKS. ana Inc steam
whistle resouhu'hg lhrough the mus ana
'an''s on 'ha' grea. ha'ionai hoiiuay' an
nou"ceu 10 'ne huhureus oil people pres
cut 'pa' d nc" departure hau peeh TAKEN
anu 'ha' once more the success oil the
am was "ss"ie"
rrom Tue iast mentioned uate 'he MS
Tory Vi o,ver crown Is iamiilar 10 all our
'eaueis Il new sne''er u'u i's "orA
wen anu prouuceu pu'ioh 'nat brought
s'oo per .on' Inc absence OIL the heces-
sais nuAihH ina'efiai anu INC scarcity OIL
water nave caused a temporary shutting
ao"p' measures are now however oeihg
ihaugura'ed LOT resumihg worn with pe''
'er 'ac'nries anu WIN a new nuSihg pro-
CESS "nie 'ne u~eVeiopmeht ut 'he
Ni"s pa'iu anu III tue south emu Oh the
camp Ut inc Oopper N'ng ioue' nad oeeh
Ill proeresS' lie" discoveries Oh o'her MN
''"is III 'a''ouS 'o'a''''es nau peeh inaue
ny 'ne many piospec'ors VINO hau nockeu
70 '"e ca"p' AhonS 'nese he" uisco'
tIlccs WIS Il Dldch Ore WHICH was nTSt